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Meanings of primrose in English

Portuguese
prímula
Catalan
prímula
Spanish
prímula

Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.

        prímula
        Usage of primrose in English
        1
        A breath of honeysuckle lifted to Howat Penny; the sky was primrose.
        The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
        2
        Then the grey turned to primrose, and the primrose grew to red.
        Allan Quatermain
        3
        Among those still in bloom were the evening primrose, soapwort, and marjoram.
        Wanderings by Southern Waters, Eastern Aquitaine
        4
        You must wear the blue and primrose, with the distracting high-heeled shoes.
        Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
        5
        Its patinated finish works really well with the primrose yellow cupboard doors.
        The Irish Times
        6
        The flowers in the beds of English primrose were almost Day-Glo bright.
        Dark rivers of the heart
        7
        Low to the grass is a single primrose and several bright celandines.
        The Guardian
        8
        She had primrose-coloured gloves that fitted her hands like a second skin.
        The Moonstone
        9
        Winifred Ames has a yellow one to go with her primrose panels.
        Mistress Anne
        10
        Here then we regathered red-tipped daisies, large pimpernels, and one tiny primrose.
        Wilfrid Cumbermede
        11
        On the whole, the primrose is a poet's and a painter's flower.
        Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
        12
        Oh, I do not mean mere flirtatious passages, bits of primrose philandering.
        The Little Lady of the Big House
        13
        It was a simple matter of primrose magic and-faeries ;nothingelse.
        The Primrose Ring
        14
        In the east the sky turned faintly primrose, the creek glowed faintly pink.
        Diane of the Green Van
        15
        It was the great evening primrose or the primrose of Lamarck.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
        16
        Broad ribbons of clear jade streaked the primrose of the sky.
        Where the Sun Swings North
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        Translations for primrose
        Portuguese
        prímula
        Primrose through the time
        Primrose across language varieties
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